NYT Crossword hints and answer for January 6, 2026
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
ConstructorPaul Coulter
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Lt. ___, communications officer on the original "Star Trek" (5)
Starts with U, ends with AUHURA→
6A
Letter between rho and tau (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASIGMA→
11A
N.H.L. tiebreakers (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOTS→
14A
Allow to attack (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLETAT→
15A
Epic that ends "Such was the funeral of Hector, tamer of horses" (5)
Starts with I, ends with DILIAD→
16A
Prefix with liberal (3)
Starts with N, ends with ONEO→
17A
With 59-Across, "This is beyond a doubt" ... or a punny hint to 24-, 38- and 49-Across (11)
Starts with T, ends with OTHERESNOTWO→
19A
Online chats, in brief (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIMS→
20A
Nickname for Rihanna (4)
Starts with R, ends with IRIRI→
21A
Tummy muscles (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
22A
Drug used to treat Parkinson's (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALDOPA→
24A
The only person to have the opinion (14)
Starts with A, ends with EAMINORITYOFONE→
28A
Criticize harshly (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPAN→
29A
Unpleasant smells (5)
Starts with O, ends with SODORS→
30A
Temporary state (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPHASE→
34A
Bread for a ham sandwich (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERYE→
35A
Its products often include wordless assembly instructions (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIKEA→
38A
Contrast (15)
Starts with S, ends with NSETINOPPOSITION→
42A
One-named supermodel (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMAN→
43A
GQ or Cosmo (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMAG→
44A
Singer/dancer/actor ___ Osmond (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDONNY→
45A
Burton of "Star Trek: T.N.G." (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLEVAR→
47A
Fruity drink (3)
Starts with A, ends with EADE→
49A
Thing bound to end in failure (14)
Starts with N, ends with NNOWINSITUATION→
55A
Search for water, in a way (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDOWSE→
56A
Racial justice movement, for short (3)
Starts with B, ends with MBLM→
57A
Analyst/ex-QB Tony ___ (4)
Starts with R, ends with OROMO→
58A
Splendid serve (3)
Starts with A, ends with EACE→
59A
See 17-Across (11)
Starts with W, ends with TWAYSABOUTIT→
63A
Apply gently (3)
Starts with D, ends with BDAB→
64A
Succulents that soothe (5)
Starts with A, ends with SALOES→
65A
Exams for future docs (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMCATS→
66A
P.D. alert (3)
Starts with A, ends with BAPB→
67A
Daredevil's deed (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSTUNT→
68A
Painter's plaster (5)
Starts with G, ends with OGESSO→
Down
1D
The "U" in UHF (5)
Starts with U, ends with AULTRA→
2D
Pronoun pair (5)
Starts with H, ends with MHEHIM→
3D
Amniocentesis targets (5)
Starts with U, ends with IUTERI→
4D
___ to go (stoked) (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRARIN→
5D
Broke bread (3)
Starts with A, ends with EATE→
6D
Penalty box, in hockey lingo (6)
Starts with S, ends with NSINBIN→
7D
Also-ran's remark (5)
Starts with I, ends with TILOST→
8D
"Am-scray!" (3)
Starts with G, ends with TGIT→
9D
Gullet (3)
Starts with M, ends with WMAW→
10D
One-named Cuban-born designer who fashioned Nancy Reagan's red outfits (6)
Starts with A, ends with OADOLFO→
11D
Thin paper (9)
Starts with O, ends with NONIONSKIN→
12D
Phoenix neighbor (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETEMPE→
13D
"Slammin' Sammy" of baseball (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASOSA→
18D
Poet Teasdale who won a Pulitzer for her volume "Love Songs" (4)
Starts with S, ends with ASARA→
23D
Spicy Sweet Chili chip (6)
Starts with D, ends with ODORITO→
25D
Dentist's directive (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOPEN→
26D
Toy that might "walk the dog" (4)
Starts with Y, ends with OYOYO→
27D
Keats creations (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
30D
Tire inflation meas. (3)
Starts with P, ends with IPSI→
31D
Bottom line? (3)
Starts with H, ends with MHEM→
32D
In short supply, as energy (9)
Starts with A, ends with BATALOWEBB→
33D
Muscle-bone connectors (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSINEWS→
34D
D&D, e.g. (3)
Starts with R, ends with GRPG→
36D
Forever and a day (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
37D
To some extent (3)
Starts with A, ends with YANY→
39D
Country in which men traditionally wear robes called dishdashas (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMAN→
40D
Links numbers (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPARS→
41D
It comes to mind (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIDEA→
46D
Consider (6)
Starts with V, ends with SVIEWAS→
47D
"Finally!" (6)
Starts with A, ends with TATLAST→
48D
___ luck (4)
Starts with D, ends with BDUMB→
49D
"For real!," in modern slang (5)
Starts with N, ends with PNOCAP→
50D
"Ghosts" playwright Henrik (5)
Starts with I, ends with NIBSEN→
51D
Cease-fire (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUCE→
52D
Minute amounts (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIOTAS→
54D
"Au contraire!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ONOTSO→
55D
Art pioneered by Arp (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADADA→
60D
Key known as "Option" on a Mac (3)
Starts with A, ends with TALT→
61D
"That means ___!" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with UYOU→
62D
"Srsly?!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with GOMG→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for January 6, 2026?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Paul Coulter and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Lt. ___, communications officer on the original "Star Trek" (UHURA); Letter between rho and tau (SIGMA); N.H.L. tiebreakers (OTS).
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